Self-described “body hacker” Jowan Osterlund from Biohax Sweden, holds a small microchip implant, similar to those implanted into workers at the Epicenter digital innovation business centre during a party at the co-working space in central Stockholm, Tuesday March 14, 2017. Microchips are being implanted into volunteers to help them open doors and operate office equipment, and its become so popular that members of the Epicentre cyborg club hold regular parties for those with the tiny chips embedded in their hands. James Brooks/AP Photo

Should Businesses Microchip Their Employees?

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More than 50 employees of the River Falls-based Three Square Market have volunteered to be microchipped to open doors, sign in to computers and buy snacks from vending machines. We talk with a company executive about how the technology works and why he says it's the wave of the future. Then, our guest analyst discusses why he’s dubious about the chip's use.

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